Apple reaches deal to bring iPhone to China Mobile

Apple reaches deal to bring iPhone to China Mobile

December 22nd, 2013by Associated Press in Local - Breaking News

Chinese employees cheer a customer after he bought a new iPhone at an Apple store in Wangfujing shopping district in Beijing in this Sept. 20, 2013, file photo. Apple says Sunday, Dec. 22, 2013, it has reached a deal to bring the iPhone to China Mobile, the world's biggest phone carrier.

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NEW YORK - Apple says it has reached a deal to bring the iPhone to China Mobile, the world's biggest phone carrier.

The deal could boost sales of the iPhone in China. Demand for iPhones, once hugely popular in China, have slumped there as lower-priced rival smartphones from Samsung and Chinese companies entered the market.

The companies didn't announce pricing or the terms of their agreement.

The iPhone, while popular around the world, has faced tough competition in recent years from cheaper smartphones running Google's Android software. Collectively, Android phones far outsell Apple's iPhone.